Quilt Projects

Monday, February 21, 2011

I Love Making Pot Holders

I had an overwhelming urge to make a couple of pot holders to add to my stash, so that's what I did .

Sorting through my fabric, I was thinking of making something with a spring theme but when I ended up with this selection, I decided they were more representative of full-blow summer time.

The blocks I used this time were "Right Hand of Friendship" on the right and "Gentleman's Fancy" on the left. Both were easy and fun to do. I can definitely see using "Right Hand of Friendship" in 30s prints for a baby quilt.

I liked these two fabrics so much I used them as solid backs for the pot holders.

I'm gonna get back to my daughter's spring wall hanging one of these days very soon. She and I picked out the border fabrics this weekend so I'm ready to go on that next part.

Debbie - Welcome and thank you for commenting! I think anyone who has a background in sewing can quilt. I was a knitter for many years . . . until I found quilting which is my true passion. [Now if only I could find about 10 more hours in each day. ;o)]

Sparkless - These colors kinda fell right together without much thought on my part!

Erin - The cows appeal to the "farm girl" in all of us! Pot holders are so much fun . . . and easy. Give a couple a go, m'dear.

Rain - Thanks! That's why I chose not to piece the backs. I wanted the fabrics to be shown off!

I LOVE THEM!! Ok, so when do we get to see the tutorial on these little gems? I actually made an oven mitt for my Dad's birthday, but can't get the edging figured out on a square potholder. (forgot to take a picture of his mitt! I am a bad bad bad blogger!)Keep sharing your projects, you I*N*S*P*I*R*E!!

these are very nice pot holders. I have been hanging on until garage sale season so as to purchase some sturdy ones. for 5 Christmas'S in a row I asked my adult children for the uf glove OR WHAT EVER IT IS.you are so talented.reading blogs is totals new for me,but I love it.people inspire me and I think I need that right now. judy

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About Mama Pea Quilts

Since I was a small child, I've always been busy creating things with my hands.

Beginning in my early twenties, knitting became my creative outlet. Then, around 1994, I took my first quilting class and immediately knew quilting was my true passion.

Quilting incorporates my love of fabric, sewing skill, and creative design ideas as well as fulfilling my desire to have an artistic medium which produces a useful, tangible product.

Quilts of all sizes - from tiny 3" x 3" Christmas tree ornaments to king-sized bed quilts - have been created in my quilting studio. But, without a doubt, my favorite items to make are baby quilts. The greatest compliment I could receive would be to see a three-year old dragging around a tattered but much-loved quilt of mine that had been given to him as a newborn.

Quilting energizes me! The only things that keep me from spending each day happily designing and creating in my secluded quilt room are my summertime garden, time spent with family, and the mundane necessities of life year-round. That's all rather simplistically stated, but you get the idea.